[Avenuer]

They have needed housing in that area for a while.

Yup, the area is long overdue for new student-focused apartment units (just look at how many new units have been built in Waterloo around UW and Laurier over the past 10 years, and the combined student pop of both of those institutions is still less than the UofA).

 

[Clearshades]

Not quite, but certainly the pulmonary valve.

I thought it was a play on words or pun for the fact there is a Mazankowski Heart Institute there hence the phrase "true heart of the city"...

 

[Glenco]

Yup, the area is long overdue for new student-focused apartment units (just look at how many new units have been built in Waterloo around UW and Laurier over the past 10 years, and the combined student pop of both of those institutions is still less than the UofA).

Kitchener is a small city with not as many rental options other than student housing.

 

[Glenco]

 

[MCXavierL]

BP:

2022-10-19

Commercial Final

To construct STRUCTURAL FRAMING ONLY for a 14 storey - 217 dwelling unit, with Main floor CRU bays, and a multi-level underground parkade. "U of A Development Site"

100, 11141 - 84 AVENUE NW

 

[Edmontonium]

 

[Avenuer]

 

[Glenco]

 

[IceCreamMan]

There's a great rendered video of the building on the main page of the developer's site, if people haven't seen it yet:

https://highpointdevelopments.com/

 

[IanO]

One of the more impressive I have seen to be honest.

A nice capture from the kitty corner.

 

[Didama]

Much nicer than I had expected!

 

[EtoV]

Surprisingly decent, although it does feel like the reflectiveness of the rendered glass is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. One thing that I'm not a fan of is the steps up to the retail bays. Considering the grading of the site, this seems like it's simply to save a bit of money on parkade excavation. We should really be discouraging this type of interface, the retail will permanently be hard to access from the street for those with disabilities, just to save a bit of money on the parkade. Unless there is something limiting how deep they can go that I'm unaware of?

 

[archited]

^^^^ There will be wheelchair accessibility -- it is mandated by code.

 

[Didama]

I repeat my hope (dream?) that the CoE will catch up with the development in the area and ensure that the streetscape is improved as soon as possible. It's in dire need of upgrading

 

[EtoV]

^^^^ There will be wheelchair accessibility -- it is mandated by code.

Yes, of course, but it's not exactly easily accessible. If you look at the renders, wheelchair users will have to travel a significant distance to get to some of the retail bays.